Chapter 1

The process of changing position.

• reference point

• displacement

• motion

• position

The difference between initial (first) position and the final position of an object.

• reference point

• displacement

• motion

• position

the starting point that you choose to describe the location of an object

• reference point

• displacement

• motion

• position

The rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second

• constant speed

• average speed

• instantaneous speed

• speed

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The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance.

• constant speed

• average speed

• instantaneous speed

• speed

A measure of change in velocity during a period of time.

• speed

• displacement

• acceleration

• velocity

Speed at a specific instant in time.

• average speed

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• velocity

The speed and direction of a moving object.

• average speed

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• velocity

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I am sitting in my kitchen two feet to the left of the oven. Identify the reference point.

• kitchen

• two feet

• left

• oven

I am sitting in my kitchen two feet to the left of the oven. Identify the distance.

• kitchen

• two feet

• left

• oven